diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b65b283a8a..13cf6dcaa1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     "@types/gulp-uglify": "0.0.29",
     "@types/gulp-util": "3.0.30",
     "@types/inquirer": "0.0.32",
+    "@types/is-root": "1.0.0",
     "@types/js-yaml": "3.5.29",
     "@types/mongodb": "2.1.36",
     "@types/ms": "0.7.29",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 5ce5f0ecf7..df96e6b637 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import * as cluster from 'cluster';
 import Logger from './utils/logger';
 import * as chalk from 'chalk';
 const portUsed = require('tcp-port-used');
-const isRoot = require('is-root');
+import isRoot = require('is-root');
 import ProgressBar from './utils/cli/progressbar';
 import initdb from './db/mongodb';
 import LastCommitInfo from './utils/lastCommitInfo';